Editing Cremation (section)

====Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints====
[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) has, in past decades, discouraged cremation without expressly forbidding it. In the 1950s, for example, [[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)#Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Apostle]] [[Bruce R. McConkie]]<ref>McConkie, Bruce R. ''Mormon Doctrine, A Compendium of the Gospel'', 1958</ref> wrote that "only under the most extraordinary and unusual circumstances" would cremation be consistent with LDS teachings.

More recent LDS publications have provided instructions for how to dress the deceased when they have received their temple endowments (and thus wear [[temple garments]]) prior to cremation for those wishing to do so, or in countries where the law requires cremation. Except where required by law, the family of the deceased may decide whether the body should be cremated, though the Church "does not normally encourage cremation."<ref>{{cite book|title=Handbook 2: Administering the Church|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/handbook-2-administering-the-church|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|access-date=12 August 2014|chapter=Selected Church Policies and Guidelines: 21.3.2 Cremation|chapter-url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/handbook-2-administering-the-church/selected-church-policies-and-guidelines/selected-church-policies?lang=eng}}</ref>